1: Avoid “too good to be true” products, deals, and opportunities. Once you have confirmed your email address, they are likely to sell your email address to other companies.

2: Examine sites’ privacy policies before you reveal any information on the site avoid using sites that will share your data with others.

3: Make sure you have antivirus software, and that it also protects against spyware, programs that secretly collect your data.

4: Cookies- Data files that are stored on your computer when you visit certain sites. | Disable Internet “cookies,” so that companies cannot put tracking devices on your computer. Sites will not be able to remember your preferences as well this way, which is something to consider.

5: Avoid using the same site for both your email and your search engine. | Email accounts require a log in, so company trackers can be connected to your email also when you use the search engine.